Sacks Cafe, Crush to merge operations at the end of August

Two popular downtown Anchorage restaurants are merging, owners of the dining establishments said Friday.Sacks Cafe and Crush Wine Bistro and Cellar will "combine resources and operate as one restaurant" at Sacks Cafe on G Street, according to a press release from Locally Grown Properties LLC, the company that oversees Sacks Cafe.Additionally, Crush will take over the space next to Sacks to house its specialty bottle shop in the site formerly occupied by Artique Ltd.Crush co-owner Robert DeLucia will assume the role of general manager of the restaurant once the transition begins. According to the press release, the merger will start Aug. 25.DeLucia said in a phone interview Friday that Crush and Locally Grown Properties will both be 50 percent owners of...